ONASSIS AiR, the (inter)national artistic research residency program in Athens convenes for the first time The School year of Infinite Rehearsals. Inspired by the title of a novel by Wilson Harris, The School of Infinite Rehearsals, is conceived as a collective research program focused on two thematic areas we find urgent to explore: identities & ecologies.
Having received more than 800 applications from artists, designers, activists, collectives, educators, lawyers, performance and film makers, economists, philosophers, and other practitioners, this year’s curriculum will be co-shaped by 23 selected participants, the conveners of Fall & Spring Movement groups, as well as other collaborators and guests.
Carrying on with the ethos of an un-disciplined, artist-run community of peers dedicated to artistic process towards a less product-obsessed arts ecosystem, the selection of The School of Infinite Rehearsals was done through a peer-to-peer process by the ONASSIS AiR 2019/20 participants.
The School of Infinite Rehearsals is composed of four Movement Groups, each consisting of six participants who will engage in a collective “rehearsal”, bringing their own “instrument” in the form of their existing practice that clearly engages with one of the research topic areas in a radical way. The participants of each Movement Group were selected by previous participants of Onassis ΑiR through an Open Call addressed to artists, designers, activists, collectives, educators, lawyers, performance and film makers, economists, philosophers, and other practitioners. Τhis year’s curriculum will be co-shaped by 23 selected participants, the conveners of Fall & Spring Movement groups, as well as other collaborators and guests.
